The Real McCoys Episode Rating Graph

Luke feels low when he hears Kate is living it up in Bakersfield. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa pumps up a stream of trouble working in George's gas station. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa has a beef with the Army: they've taken one of his cows. Lieutenant: Leonard Stone. Colonel: Addison Richards. Sergeant: Nicky Blair. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Grampa grudgingly accepts a horse as payment for a loan. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Frank: Robert Foulk. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Little Luke fills a tall order when he takes Agnes to the school dance. Agnes: Lynette Winter. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Mary Lou: Sherry Alberoni. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Little Luke's prize-winning essay reveals a dark secret about Grampa (Walter Brennan). Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Kate spares no wrath when she finds Luke bowling with a pretty girl. Marian: Jeanne Vaughn. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Grampa and George are rivals in an important lodge election. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Grampa's sales pitch persuades Luke to coach the little leaguers. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. McGinnis: Willard Waterman.

When Kate is unsuccessful in trying to teach Luke to dance, she finally talks him into taking dancing lessons, much to Grampa's disgust. When Kate discovers the dancing teacher is a very attractive young lady, she becomes jealous.

Grampa sweet-talks a marriage-minded spinster out of a foreclosure. Walter Brennan. Bertha: Minerva Urecal.

The McCoys' neighbor Mrs Webster asks their support in her race for a seat on the City Council, but Grampa feels women have no place in politics. When he learns it is necessary to read and write in order to vote, he tries various subterfuges to pass the reading test. His innate honesty prevails, and he also assists the neighbor in her political ambitions.

The family is pampering Grampa---much to his disgust. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Charles Seel. Hassie: Lydia Reed.

The McCoys take in George's visiting cousin---who soon takes over the whole house. Naomi: Verna Felton. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

In a race for town councilman, Grampa manages George's campaign---and ends up favoring the opposition. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Little Luke spends a night in a haunted house---and finds he's not alone. Vern: Jimmy Baird. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Luke: Richard Crenna. Lennie: Stephen Wootton.

Grampa charts a course of action to prevent jets from flying over his house. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Grampa gives a widow the business while teaching her to run a cafe. Mrs. Meade: Sarah Selby. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa McCoy takes over the supervision of Hassie and Little Luke when, after getting bad grades in school, Kate starts to discipline them. He soon learns it isn't as easy as he thought and is happy to turn the job back to Kate.

The McCoys move from Smokey Corners, West Virginia., to a ranch in Fernando Valley, Calif., which Grampa McCoy has inherited from his brother Ben. They have also inherited Pepino, a ranch hand, and they meet their neighbors, Flora and George MacMichael. But Grampa finds himself homesick for ""West Virginny.""

When Little Luke gets into a fight after classmates call him a ""hillbilly,"" the entire McCoy family becomes involved. Grampa finally sets things right when he is asked by the teacher to address the class, and he proceeds to tell them about the ""dumb hillbillies"" who helped build the country they are living in.

Grampa thinks he's made a sharp business deal when he sells some useless farm land, until he finds out the freeway is going through that part of their land. Luke and Kate feel Grampa has been swindled -- but Grampa's native honesty saves the day for the McCoys.

When Grampa thinks Luke is being henpecked by Kate, Luke decides to prove him wrong—and ends up sleeping on the couch in the living room.

Aunt Win uses feminine trickery while campaigning for Grampa. Aunt Win: Joan Blondell. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

Taina Engstrom, a Hollywood actress escaping from her hectic existence, finds peace and quiet at the McCoy farm and discovers that Luke has developed a strong attachment to her. Grandpa grasps the true situation and plans, with Tiana, to prevent Luke from receiving a major disappointment.

Grampa believes Cousin Sarah needs help with her marriage. Sarah: Virginia Gregg. Harry: Edward Andrews. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

George hires a housekeeper who sweeps him off his feet. Miss Burns: Paula Winslowe. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Clarissa: Lee Patrick.

Home from the hospital, Kate tries to resume her household tasks. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Hassie: Lydia Reed.

The McCoys learn that George has not named Grampa in his will. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The children take advantage of the situation when Grampa becomes disciplinarian. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Hassie: Lydia Reed. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman.

Troubles flow when Grampa and George think they've struck oil. George: Andy Clyde. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

The scene is set for trouble when Grampa refuses to buy a television. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa paints a rosy future for his artist pal---and himself. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde. Flora: Madge Blake. Luke: Richard Crenna.

The wiles of a smooth-talking saleswoman embroil Luke in a roofing paint swindle that involves several of the McCoys' neighbors. Luke soon finds himself in such an embarrassing predicament that he needs the help of Grandpa to rescue him from it.

A winsome dance instructor tricks Luke into signing up for a 20-year dance course. It is up to Grandpa to rescue him from this embarrassing situation with a devious plan that involves Grandpa's signing up for the course, too. He also saves George, who likewise was tricked into taking the course.

Luke gets a hair-raising ride in an airplane that leaves him dizzy when he tangles with a crop duster over the affections of a wealthy girl from Texas, and winds up on the short end.

Grampa is aiming for the prize Kate may win in a homemaker contest. Amanda: Marjorie Bennett. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Luke: Richard Crenna.

A paint salesman gives the McCoys the brush---after swindling them. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

When Grandpa is entrusted with $200 belonging to Pepino, he can't resist the temptation to settle a few of the McCoy's past due bills. Luke and Kate berate him for violating his trust. Then an unexpected liquid asset turns to straighten things out.

Grandpa becomes involved with diplomatic relations and the U.S. State Department when a foreign nation's farm tour visits neighbor George's ranch and Grandpa pursuades the group to detour by the McCoy farm. At first it appears Grandpa has committed a colossal faux pas, but his apparent blundering develops unexpected consequences.

Grandpa proves an easy target for Mrs. Gaylord, an ambitious housekeeper who hopes her new position in the McCoy household may lead to a more permanent position for her unmarried daughter. The daughter, Mary, turns out to be an extremely healthy specimen who immediately makes a play for Luke.

Afraid that Grandpa will disapprove, Luke pretends that the girl veterinarian secretly treating their ailing cow is one of his new girlfriends. When Grandpa learns that Luke's ""romance"" is actually only trying to cure Agnes, the sick cow, he explodes, ordering the girl off his property.

Grandpa and Luke are left with an unproductive hired helper when Pepino apparently inherits a valuable Arizona estate. He warms up his romance with an old girlfriend and brings a flood of salesmen to his doorstep.

Uncle Rightly McCoy starts courting Flora, hoping she will finance his musical milker. When Luke informs George that Uncle Rightly is only interested in Flora's money, they decide to step in and break up the romance. Their scheme doesn't quite work out as they had planned.

Grandpa and George take turns at playing Cupid when their respective farmhands, Pepino and Pedro, find themselves competing for the same girl. Grandpa steps into the romantic triangle because it turns out that Pepino's working efficiency suffers as he loses favor with his girlfriend, Chiquita.

Luke lands the enjoyable job of teaching calisthenics at a ladies' health club. Grandpa decides that Luke's presence there may attract some business for the McCoy roadside fruit stand. Grandpa then surreptitiously tempts the dieting health club enrollees with a variety of tasty fruit products, thus undermining the efforts of unsuspecting Luke.

Grandpa bristles at Sir Fergus, head of the Scottish branch of the McCoy family, when he arrives and proceeds to exercise all the authority of the Laird of the Clan. Grandpa's anger erupts when Sir Fergus extends his influence to Grandpa's pet goose, Floyd. Grandpa begins one of his devious plots to oust the Scotch usurper from his position of power.

Luke and Louise feel they have a real problem with Greg, who is addicted to telling fantastic stories about imaginable playmates and people. When they return home from a day's outing, after leaving Greg with Pepino, he tells them three escaped convicts had been captured by the police at their home, and they decide it is just another one of his tall tales.

Luke discovers a new romance when he meets an attractive widow, Louise Howard, after her runaway cow tramples the McCoy cornfield. Grandpa connives to promote a romance between Luke and Louise in a most surprising way.

When his house begins to rattle, George believes he has been cursed. Karen: Aneta Corsaut. Grampa: Walter Brennan. George: Andy Clyde.

Luke shoots for a fortune by selling Mama Garcia's bean sauce. Luke: Richard Crenna. Pepino: Tony Martinez. George: Andy Clyde.

Grampa's scheme to withhold an insurance payment backfires. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Simmons: Rusty Lane. Sloane: Stanley Farrar. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Grampa plans to knock Little Luke's new hero off his pedestal. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Johnson: Lloyd Corrigan. Eddie: Raymond Karr.

The McCoys start a roadside eggstand and, inadvertently, an egg war with neighbor Harry Poulson.

A hunting dog wanders onto the McCoy ranch, and when the owner, Joe Johnson, appears to claim him, Grampa tries to make a trade with him for the dog. Joe refuses until Grampa promises he will arrange a date for Joe with Flora MacMichael.

The McCoys are visited by Frank Goody and his attractive daughter from Smokey Corners, West Virginia. When Elvira starts playing up to Luke, Kate becomes jealous.

Trouble begins when Luke unearths a valuable prehistoric bone. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Dr. Kirkwood: Eleanor Audley.

Grampa puts on a convincing poor act for the tax man---and the neighbors. Wells: Richard Deacon. The Rev. Mr. Bascom: Thomas B. Henry. Grampa: Walter Brennan.

The McCoys try their luck convincing cousin Orval he's not a jinx. Orval: Sterling Holloway. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Grampa turns matchmaker to keep alien Sam Hartunian in the country. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Sam: Jacques Aubuchon. Aggie: Betty Garde. Luke: Richard Crenna.

Luke tries to sweeten the McCoy bankroll---by selling barn perfume. Luke: Richard Crenna. Grampa: Walter Brennan. Kate: Kathleen Nolan. Sam: Jon Lormer. Dr. Thornton: Dick Elliott. Pepino: Tony Martinez.

A newly dug ditch comes between Grampa and George (Andy Clyde). Grampa: Walter Brennan. Luke: Richard Crenna. Little Luke: Michael Winkelman. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Luke puts up a squawk when he takes a gander at his henpecked cousin. Charlie: Hal Baylor. Ethel: Doris Singleton. Luke: Richard Crenna. Kate: Kathleen Nolan.

Luke tries to make a splash with the girls at a swimming pool. Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Walter Brennan. Grand Pharaoh: Frank Nelson. Overland: Addison Richards. Wilson: Peter Leeds. Sam: Jon Lormer.

The McCoys hire Nikko, a Japanese girl, to help around the house.

The McCoys take in a city boy who is quick to abuse his privileges. Walter Brennan. Pete: Danny Richards Jr. Luke: Richard Crenna.